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The latest data show Izervay is safe and effective in a two-year trial. Just six weeks after securing FDA approval, Astellas plans to submit it to the regulator to expand its label for a longer treatment timeframe.
After its prostate cancer therapy was not included in Medicare’s initial drug price negotiation list, Astellas dismissed its Inflation Reduction Act lawsuit this week, while Illumina got new leadership.
The company has withdrawn a suit against the Department of Health and Human Services after its prostate cancer therapy was not included in Medicare’s initial drug price negotiation list.
Many products are facing the loss of their patents or exclusivity clauses. Here’s what to expect in the coming months.
Friday, Iveric Bio scored a regulatory win for its geographic atrophy eye injection Izervay, just three months after the New Jersey biotech was bought by Astellas Pharma for $5.9 billion.
Johnson & Johnson and Astellas are the latest companies to file suits against the Biden administration, challenging the constitutionality of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Price Negotiation Program.
Following its $5.9 billion Iveric Bio buy, Astellas is leaning into the eye disease space with a licensing agreement for 4D Molecular Therapeutics’ proprietary intravitreal AAV delivery system.
Despite a challenging economic climate and gloomy forecast, 2023 has still notched some mega-deals for biopharmas. BioSpace highlights the biggest deals in the industry this year.
The Japanese biopharma is diving deeper into targeted protein degradation, paying $35 million upfront for access to Cullgen’s uSMITE platform.
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